Guides
Hidden camera guides
How to check hotel rooms and rentals for hidden cameras, what your phone can detect, and what the rental rules say.
How to find hidden cameras in a hotel room or rental
The order that works: network first, then light, then infrared, then the objects that face the bed.
How to find hidden cameras with your phone
Four phone sensors that help, what each one misses, and whether detector apps work at all.
Hidden cameras in Airbnb: what’s allowed and how to check your stay
Airbnb’s indoor camera ban, Vrbo’s rules, and a check built for rentals with home Wi-Fi.
How to tell if a smoke detector, clock or charger is a hidden camera
Pinholes, odd placement and missing parts: the giveaways on the three most common disguises.
How to spot night-vision cameras with your phone’s camera
The TV remote test, how to sweep a dark room for IR dots, and what infrared can’t show you.
RF detectors for hidden cameras: what they find and what a phone can do
Why RF detectors beep at everything in a hotel, and what a phone can identify instead.
How to tell if a mirror is two-way
The flashlight test, the mounting check, the knock test, and why the fingernail test misleads.Check the room before you unpack.
Room Privacy is free to download on iPhone and Android. A Wi-Fi scan takes about 30 seconds.
